Pat Casey and Josh Miller, the writers of the merry and jolly motion thriller Violent Evening, maintain teasing us with particulars concerning the upcoming sequel to the movie starring David Harbour because the Santa Claus we want we may social gathering all night time lengthy with. We all know half 2 is coming, however the writers addressed the potential for Santa having his different half current in no matter hassle he will get in. And it appears Harbour may very well be having a kind of reunion with somebody from the fantasy horror present that shot him into stardom, Stranger Issues.
Casey and Miller spoke to ComicBook about their most up-to-date gig writing the field workplace hit Sonic the Hedgehog 3. And as thrilling as their future appears within the videogame adaptation franchise, Casey and Miller are additionally dedicated to their different future tasks. Certainly one of them is, in fact, the confirmed-ish sequel to Violent Evening.
Whereas they addressed just a few particulars about Violent Evening 2, they used the chance to speak about the potential for Santa getting some love from Mrs. Claus. Charlize Theron was talked about as a possible candidate due to her shut relationship with 87North Productions, the unbiased movie manufacturing firm answerable for backing Violent Evening. Nevertheless, Casey and Miller supplied a really specific reply when requested if Winona Ryder, Harbour’s co-star in Stranger Issues, was additionally in consideration for the role:
“I hadn’t even thought of Winona. I imply, yeah, we won’t touch upon casting, and doubtless should not even touch upon whether or not she is or is not within the film in any respect.”
The 2022 Christmas movie follows Santa Claus as he is drunk driving whereas delivering presents. When he arrives at an enormous mansion, he notices there is a kidnapping going down. Santa decides to supply a distinct form of Christmas celebration to everybody inside. The movie at present sits at 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, and fairly rapidly, it turned a cult favourite amongst followers of the Christmas horror style. Per the movie’s plot synopsis:
When a staff of mercenaries breaks right into a rich household compound on Christmas Eve, taking everybody inside hostage, the staff is not ready for a shock combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he is about to point out why this Nick isn’t any saint.
The Limitless Prospects of ‘Violent Evening 2’
Sarcastically, as a lot as the primary film’s plot labored, Violent Evening 2 cannot be primarily based on the identical story. It could be a waste of an important character and an important idea.
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The writers appeared to concentrate on this, and so they spoke about taking the sequel to new lengths whereas following the desires of the followers of the primary movie:
“I believe it will really feel similar to the primary one in the best way folks need. However possibly the one tease we are able to say that is not giving something away [is] if the primary one was drawing quite a bit from a sure sort of motion film, we’re attempting to attract inspiration for this one a bit from Westerns. It is not going to be a Western, however [has] some [Western] story components and thematics.”
Extra violence, extra Christmas spirit.
David Harbor dons the silk crimson coat and hat of Santa Claus in Violent Evening, a black comedy Christmas motion movie by director Tommy Wirkola. A bunch of mercenaries lays siege on the property of a rich household on Christmas Eve in hopes of scoring a self-bestowed reward of $300 million, leaving Santa Claus because the unlikely however succesful final line of protection. Although the household themselves is probably not good, the youngest daughter stays a kind-hearted youngster. Along with her assist, and a singular repertoire of magical expertise and instruments at his disposal, Santa will double-check his naughty and good record as he dispenses his personal model of justice to the assailants.
- Launch Date
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December 2, 2022
- Runtime
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101 minutes
- Writers
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Pat Casey
, Josh Miller